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Cover Supervisor (Maternity leave), Oasis Academy, Lord's Hill, Southampton
Closing date:
Contract type: Part Time
Contract term: Maternity Cover
We are looking for a committed and energetic person able to provide proactive supervision and delivery of set lessons for absent teachers to support the continued progress of our students. The job will require following the allocated lesson plan whilst maintaining a positive climate for learning. Ideally you will have previous experience of working with young people to encourage learning and motivate students to study by building positive relationships.
Key Skills
- confident communicating to large groups
- excellent communication skills
- good understanding of ICT, including the effective use of the Office Suite of programs
- ability to build good relationships with children and adults
- ability to combine firmness with empathy
- calm and adaptable with an ability to work within a flexible and busy environment
Application Procedure
Please take time to look over the recruitment information contained on our website. Further information and an application pack can be found on our website http://www.oclcareers.org/job/cover-supervisor-maternity-leave
For further information or an informal discussion about the role and the Academy, please contact Iain Salmon on 023 8039 3660 or email email@example.com
Closing date for applications: Monday 19 February 2018 at 12-noon
Interview date: Friday 23 February 2018
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Oasis Community Learning supports Equal Opportunities.
Contact Oasis Academy: Lords Hill
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King Leopold's Ghost – Adam Hochschild
This history of the subjugation of the Congo chronicles a time and place where the truth is more sordid and unbelievable than any fiction could possibly be. The genocide Leopold unleashed resulted in the death of eight million people, all murdered in the name of quick profits for his empire. This book is a jeremiad against colonialism and the power of raw greed.

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340 grams of crab legs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Three powder 1/4 teaspoon Chennai
Herbs powder 1/6 teaspoon
1 tablespoon white pepper
2 tablespoons rice wine
Water 100㏄
1. Wash the crab legs, crab legs with a knife blade shell will crack shot, into a small casserole.
2. Place all seasonings added to a casserole practice, the transfer of heat and simmer to boil, turning occasionally until after rolling, continued to cook for about 3 minutes, flip and accelerate the speed of the pot to prevent burning.
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Training Camp to Open Monday at Du Burns Arena
Baltimore Blast President and General Manager Kevin Healey announced that the team has added three players to the team's 2011-12 roster, pending league approval. Forwards Matt Watson and Warren Ukah are returning to Baltimore and defender/midfielder Stephen DeRoux will make his Blast debut this season. The Blast will begin training camp Monday at Du Burns Arena and will open the season on November 12 against the Syracuse Silver Knights at 1st Mariner Arena.
Returning for his fifth season with the Blast, Watson was part of Baltimore's 2008 and 2009 Championship teams. A 2011 NASL Best 11 pick, he has spent the last four seasons with the Carolina RailHawks who were the 2011 regular season champions. Watson also played outdoor for the Richmond Kickers and was named All-League in 2007 and helped lead the team to the USL-2 Championship in 2006. The 2004 and 2005 America East Conference Midfielder of the Year out of UMBC, he was also a First-Team NSCAA/Adidas All-South Atlantic Region selection in his last season of collegiate play after recording three goals and leading the Retrievers with seven assists.
Ukah, who is returning for his second season in Baltimore, began his indoor career with the Milwaukee Wave in 2007-08 and was named to the All-Rookie Team. He recorded five goals and eight assists for 19 points in 17 games last season. An eight-year veteran of professional outdoor soccer, Ukah scored two goals in 21 games this summer with FC Tampa Bay of the NASL.
DeRoux spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Montreal Impact and was named All-League Second-Team and Impact newcomer of the Year in 2009 en route to the USL-1 Championship. He was named All-League First-Team in 2008 after scoring one goal and adding two assists in 29 games for the Minnesota Thunder. DeRoux signed a developmental contract with DC United in 2005 and played 10 total games for the club. He attended High Point High School in Beltsville, MD where he earned Washington Post All-Met honors in 2001. DeRoux went on to record 15 goals and 26 assists during his time at Prince George's Community College where he was named D3 Junior College First-Team, All-Mid East and NSCAA Second-Team All-America.
"We are excited to announce the return of Watson and Ukah as well as the addition of DeRoux, said Blast head coach Danny Kelly. "Matt's strength, versatility and pace have made him an integral part of the team and Warren provides us with a quality target forward with toughness and skill who continues to get better. Stephen gives us another versatile player with a good work rate and skillful left foot that will cause opposing defenses problems."
Training camp will open on Monday, October 24 at Du Burns Arena. All Blast practices that are held at Du Burns Arena during the preseason and regular season are open to the public, with no admission fee. Practice times and location are subject to change; please call the Blast office to confirm.
Blast season tickets and five-game mini plans are on sale now through the Blast office. Single-game tickets are available at the 1st Mariner Arena Box Office and at all TicketMaster outlets including TicketMaster phonecharge at 410-547-SEAT. Tickets can also be purchased online at
. Tickets cost $30, $22, $19 and $16. For additional information on Blast tickets, call the Blast at 410-73-BLAST.
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Payex is exclusively endorsed by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce as their choice for payment processor in the Central Ohio region. Payex is proud to have the Columbus Chamber as a client and to be involved in their Infinty Partners program. Payex offers exceptional discounts exclusively to Columbus Chamber members so local businesses can get the most benefit from their Chamber membership. If you are a Columbus Chamber member and are interested in how much you might save by using your Chamber discount please give us a call at 888.729.3948 M-F 9am-6pm EST or email us anytime.
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The River is an American paranormal/action/horror/found-footage television series that debuted during the 2011–12 television winter season on ABC as a midseason replacement. Eight episodes were produced for the first season. The series ran from February 7, 2012 to March 20, 2012. On May 11, 2012, ABC officially canceled the series.
After The River was officially canceled by ABC due to its sub-par ratings, Netflix was in talks with ABC Studios about possibly continuing the series on its video-on-demand digital distribution service, though they ultimately passed.
Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood) went looking for "magic" deep in the uncharted Amazon basin and never returned. The shocking truth about his disappearance is out there, somewhere, just waiting to be discovered. To the millions of kids who grew up watching his nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his own son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), he was more of an enigma. Now, six months after he vanished, Lincoln is finally ready to bury the past when Dr. Cole's emergency beacon suddenly goes off. At the urging of his mother, Tess (Leslie Hope), Lincoln reluctantly joins her on a search for his father. To fund the rescue, they agree to let Dr. Cole's cagey ex-producer, Clark (Paul Blackthorne), film the mission documentary-style. The mixed crew of old friends and new acquaintances includes the missing cameraman's daughter, Lena Landry (Eloise Mumford), Magus mechanic Emilio Valenzuela (Daniel Zacapa) and private security bodyguard Captain Kurt Brynildson (Thomas Kretschmann).
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Hello everyone,
first of all… Happy Birthday Alex!
We all hope you had a lovely day celebrating!
The guys finished touring in the US yesterday and have now only two gigs left in South Africa before their Gameshow Tour is over. There they will play at the Oppikoppi and Rocking the Daisies festivals.
During these last three weeks of touring the states they have played in multiple new venues/cities and festivals like the Music & Arts festival in New York, the Thrival Music festival in Pennsylvania and the Life is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas.
At their sold out show in Anaheim they got gifted an amazing looking skateboard by the venue to celebrat their gig.
Well, that was fun Anaheim! Here's a happy Jacob, with a lovely skate board. Thanks @HOBAnaheim for the lovely gift! pic.twitter.com/7yMEr8B3uA
— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) September 24, 2017
If you went to any shows let me know about them on Twitter!
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You can almost fall in love with the universe, with the general situation. At that point, there is no reference point to anyone or anything. It is just being in love, just appreciating your world. You don't have to crank anything up. The main point is developing some kind of appetite for the universe, that everything is workable and lovable.
Chögyam Trungpa
source: http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3962&Itemid=0
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If you know Khloé Kardashian, you know she's constantly working out! Whether she's Snapchatting her workouts alongside beau Tristan Thompson or taking sexy selfies showing off her transformation, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is clearly dedicated to working on her fitness.
MORE: Khloé Kardashian's Cryptic Post Convinces Fans Kris Jenner Is Engaged!
So what does KoKo do when she works out? Watch the video below for an inside look at her daily regiment!
Besides working alongside Don, who you've most definitely seen kicking her butt on Snapchat, the 33-year-old also works with celeb trainer Gunnar Peterson, who's made appearances on Khlo's show Revenge Body. He's opened up about some tips and tricks he uses to help the blonde beauty stay in the best shape.
"We keep her mind challenged and her body guessing, and the focus is on building strength," he told Women's Health in 2015. "There's just enough interval work (sled pushes, battle ropes, rower sprints, med-ball slams) to keep her heart rate as high as her royalty checks."
MORE: Khloé Kardashian Chopped off Her Hair and Kylie Jenner Helped!
Though the Strong Looks Better Naked author has clearly gone through a physical metamorphosis, she revealed that the impetus for her lifestyle change was more of a mental one than a physical one. While talking to Health magazine in 2016 she talked about her transition into focusing on fitness.
"I was going through my divorce, and I just really needed an outlet," she said of her divorce from Lamar Odom. "So I joined Equinox, and I would go there and put my headphones on and get on the elliptical or the stairs, and no one would bother me or ask me questions…I escaped there, and as a by-product, I started losing weight."
Talk about inspiration! You are our #BodyGoals, KoKo!
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Your Official Weekly Guide to Ames Running
Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/amesrunners
Visit Team Vardo at www.teamvardo.com
Ames Runnin' Stuff This Weekend
Saturday, December 23rd Team Vardo Group Run: 6 Mile Route by Routemaster Anupam Sharma; Info is coming…
Final ARS by Waldo
From Waldo
I will post my final ARS next week. It's been a great run!
Semi-organized group runs during the next week:
Feel free to shortcut any of these routes if they're longer than you feel like running!
- Saturday, December 23rd @ ?:00 AM: 5 Mile routes from Routemaster Anupam Sharma; Info is coming…
- Tuesday, December 26th @ 5:30 PM: Team Vardo group runs; Route and length will be determined on-site; Meet at the City Hall Gym south door
- Thursday, December 28th @ 5:30 PM: Variable distance group run; Meet at Ada Hayden Park north lot
Check out www.teamvardo.com for suggested daily workouts.
Upcoming 2018 Ames Area Runnin', Swimmin' & Bikin' Stuff
- Sunday, January 14th: Triple D Winter Race 50K, Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K (Dubuque)
- Saturday, January 28th: Iowa Bike Expo (Iowa Events Center – HyVee Hall, Des Moines)
- Saturday, January 28th: RAGBRAI Announcement Party (Iowa Events Center, Des Moines)
- Sunday, January 28th: Iowa Games Winter 5K (Dubuque)
- Sunday, January 28th: Icebreaker Indoor Triathlon (WDM YMCA)
- Saturday, February 3rd: Rosy Cheeks 5K (Story City)
- Saturday, February 3rd: BRR Ride (Perry)
- Saturday, February 10th: Red Flannel Run (Des Moines)
- Saturday, March 10th: Leprechaun Chase 10K (Des Moines)
- Saturday, March 17th: O'Round the Loch ½ M, 10K, 5K & 1.7M Runs (Emmetsburg)
- Saturday, April 7th: Loop the Lake 10K (Des Moines)
- Sunday, April 8th: Fight for Air Climb (Des Moines)
- Sunday, April 8th: St. Louis Marathon
- Saturday, April 21st: Bicycle Day in Ames – 10 & 20M Rides (Brookside Park)
- Sunday, April 22nd: Drake Relays Road Race (Drake Stadium)
- Sunday, April 29th: Run CRANDIC Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K (Iowa City)
- Sunday, May 6th: Des Moines Women's Half Marathon
- Sunday, May 6th: Lincoln Marathon & Half Marathon (Lincoln, NE)
- Saturday, May 13th: Market to Market Relay (Jefferson to Principal Park)
- Thursday, May 31st – June 3rd: KANDANGO Rides (Manhattan, KS)
- Saturday, June 2nd: Final Dam to Dam Race (Saylorville Dam to Cowles Commons)
- Friday, June 8th: Relay Iowa (Sioux City to Dubuque)
- Saturday, June 9th: Pedal Chichaqua Valley Trail (Bondurant)
- Saturday, June 16th: Run to Exile (Des Moines)
- Saturday, June 16th: BACooN Ride 5 (Waukee)
- Saturday, June 16th: Grandma's Marathon (Duluth)
- Saturday, June 30th: Central Iowa Tour de Cure (Urbandale)
- July 22nd thru July 28th: RAGBRAI
- Saturday, July 28th: Bix 7 Road Race (Davenport)
- Sunday, October 7th: Twin Cities Marathon (Minneapolis)
- Saturday, October 13th: Whistlestop Marathon (Ashland, WI)
- Sunday, October 21st: Des Moines Marathon
- Saturday, November 10th: Aw, SH*T 2018 Bike Ride (HTT, Ankeny)
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It was Henry's first experience at the beach, so it was very interesting to watch him walk apprehensively on the wet sand...it was like he was walking on hot coal. His favorite part of the beach was naturally the water and he dragged daddy over to the sea about four times to get his feet—and eventually his lower body—wet. The boy loves water!! After demonstrating our lame sandcastle-building skills to our son, and over-doing the snapshots of our Thanksgiving experience, we brushed off the sand and packed up for home. We had planned on eating out for Thanksgiving dinner but we were all beat, so my husband cooked a lovely turkey-meatballs-with-pasta dish. Not quite the traditional turkey dinner, but there was nothing traditional about our day at the beach either. I will treasure this day forever: our first Thanksgiving as a family.
|"Daddy, let me take care of this, okay?"
|I LOVE this picture so much
I'm going to enlarge it for our wall!
|Eating lunch and using daddy as his comfy chair
|Nibbling on sour cream and onion chip
(I just love how he holds it!)
|Probably asking for more chips here
|The little dude couldn't stop pulling my hair for this shot!
|Here it comes! Wee!!!
|Wet, wet, wet!
|The tiny size of my 20-year old beach towel
shows we are total rookies!
|A few finishing touches here and there
|Another one of my fave shots
|Henry ended up putting the "spade"
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i just made up another batch of soap. i dont know if i have posted the recipe on here in the past or not. i first started using it - making it - years ago when i saw it on a frugal website because it costs only pennies a load. i found out its easy to make and that it works. then something happened and i stopped making it for awhile and went back to it a couple months ago.
i cannot believe the difference in my itchy skin! commercial detergents leave me itchy and scratchy, but this stuff is wonderful. i again, didnt realize it till we ran out and used the reguar commercial stuff. so, if any of you are very frugal or have skin problems and want to try this out i will post the recipe. it works on warm/hot or cold water washes and works quite well.
Hot water
1/2 cup Washing Soda (walmart usa)
1/2 cup Borax (walmart usa)
1/3 bar Soap (grated) (i use linda laundry soap from the laundry isle)
In a large pot, heat 3 pints of water. Add the grated bar soap and stir until melted. Then add the washing soda and borax. Stir until powder is dissolved, then remove from heat.
In a 2 gallon clean pail, pour 1 quart of hot water and add the heated soap mixture. Top pail with cold water and stir well.
Use 1/2 cup per load, stirring soap before each use (will gel).
here is the website: http://tipnut.com/10-homemade-laundr...rgent-recipes/


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Our Mission Activities
We are involved in a variety of mission activities for all ages. Click on a link below for more information about a specific mission activity. To find out about upcoming missions activities in which you can be involved, contact us.
Local, Ongoing Missions Opportunities
Alpha's Glory exists to serve our community by demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ by meeting the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of women who may be experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. We also advocate Biblical principles in the areas of abstinence and abortion.
Contact info:
Alpha's Glory Crisis Pregnancy Center
106 North Philadelphia Blvd., #1 (Rte. 40)
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Phone: (410) 272-4711
In preparation for our youth mission trips we lead several Backyard Bible Clubs (BYBCs) in the Jarrettsville area. These are neighborhood meetings for children. We have puppets, games, singing, refreshments, crafts, and a Bible lesson. The clubs are designed to reach children with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
If you're interested in getting involved with the Backyard Bible Clubs, contact the church at 410-836-6994 or email secretary.
"Reaching the Least, the Last, the Lost of Baltimore City with the Gospel of Jesus Christ since 1956, BY FAITH"
For more information on the Baltimore Rescue Mission, visit their web site: baltimorerescuemission.com.
Since June 2007, each year after the school year ends, we lead a week of Kids' Kamp for children ages 8-12 years, where they can learn God's Word in a fun-filled environment with games, sports, crafts, team-building, hiking, swimming, songs, Bible studies, and more!
Camp Wo-Me-To is looking for volunteers to help with maintenance and repair work, from raking leaves to plumbing, electrical, dry wall, and painting. There is much preventative work to be done. As the camp manager says, "We want the camp to honor God in all the facilities." He also wants churches all over the convention to feel like we're their camp, a relationship with a service basis.
Check out this year's Kids' Kamp 2018
Every year we lead a week of Vaction Bible School (VBS) for children entering kindergarten in the fall through teens in high school, where they can learn God's Word and apply it to their lives. VBS runs Monday - Friday from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, and includes Bible lessons, crafts, games, skits, stories, snacks, and a lot of fun! Friday evening after VBS is parent's night, where they can come and watch their children present what they've learned and done throughout the week. Our youth group also assists other churches with their VBS programs.
Each August since 2004, our church has lead evangelistic basketball camps in Westernport, MD in conjunction with the Bruce Outreach Center of Westernport.
Check out the Bruce Outreach Center
Our Church Mission Trips (ordered by date)
In 2018, John & Denise worked with Syria Refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos (Lesvos) off the Turkish coast.
In 2016, our youth will be ministering at Abingdon Baptist Church in Harford County by helping with outreach, neighborhood block party and prayer ministry.
In July, Justin went with a BCMD partnership with North Harford Baptist Church to Cambodia - Youth Camps (Music, Small groups, food, programs, etc. Like a weekend youth retreat) Work with AIM, Agape International Ministries, rescuing women and children from human trafficking and giving them the transforming message of the gospel).
In 2014, our youth ministered at Greenbelt Baptist Church in Prince George's County by leading Vacation Bible Schools and Backyard Bible Clubs for their church.
In July, Justin went with a BCMD partnership with North Harford Baptist Church to Cambodia - Children's Camps (Same as 2013) and Orphan Ministry (Playing with orphans, small program for them, etc.) - July 15 -- August 5.
In July, Justin went with a BCMD partnership with North Harford Baptist Church to Cambodia - Children's Camps (Teaching English, Games, Bible Stories through translator, like a Backyard Bible Club) July 15-30.
In September, North Harford Baptist Church and Oak Grove Baptist Church sent workers to help with construction projects for the Ark of Salvation Rehabilitation Center for recovering addicts in Moldova.
July 7-14, our youth lead Vacation Bible School and Backyard Bible Clubs for Greenbelt Baptist Church in Greenbelt, MD as well as helped with a free community car wash with food and drinks. They also helped with another local church's VBS.
This trip helping with post-hurricane clean-up and rebuilding efforts in New Jersey was through North Harford High School's Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) club, which our associate pastor, Robert Kaczmarek leads each week. Four members of our church along with students from Mt. Christian, Calvary Chapel Delta, North Harford Middle School, St. Mary's Catholic Church, and 4 students from Millersville University went on this mission trip, which was lead by Pastor Rob. The team contacted one of the organizations that was helping with the clean-up effort in NJ and took 2 of the available jobs. Our team did construction, renovating two homes that were in need. That was led by Frank Ulmer and Roger Williams, who were our experts on the ground. We also had two other adults on our team who were experienced in construction. Overall, we split into two groups - one group of 9 and one group of 6. Several team members had the opportunity to share the love of God with the homeowners and neighbors. Simultaneously, one of the young adults from our church helped with the clean-up efforts in New York along with the Baptist Student Union from Towson University.
In August, our youth led Vacation Bible School and Backyard Bible Clubs in Westernport, MD and helped with Christ Memorial Baptist Church's ministry.
In conjunction with Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, our church, along with members from Oak Grove Baptist Church, sent a team to help with various Euro 2012-related outreaches in Poland and a soccer camp with "Nadiya" (Hope) and "Jerelo" (Wellspring) Christian Soccer Clubs in Ukraine. Read more »
In the first week of August, our youth led Vacation Bible School and Backyard Bible Clubs in Vermont.
A family from our church helped to lead a week-long soccer camp, along with leaders from local churches, and also joined in local weekly ministry.
Our youth ministered at 1st Baptist Church North East in Cecil County by leading Backyard Bible Clubs for their church.
August 9-14, our youth ministered to churches in Baltimore by leading Vacation Bible School and Backyard Bible Clubs for their churches.
Our youth ministered at 1st Baptist Church North East in Cecil County by leading Backyard Bible Clubs for their church.
August 11-16, we had the privilege of working with Northeast Baptist Church of Baltimore, MD in conducting Vacation Bible School and Backyard Bible Clubs in the Baltimore metro area.
A member of our church participated in London Bridges, an outreach to share the love of Jesus with Muslims vacationing in London, the main tourist destination for many visitors from the Middle East as they escape the blazing heat of their summer.
Our youth group assisted in the ministries of Keystone Baptist Church in Red Lion, PA in 2007 & 2008.
Members of our church participated in the Central European Sportslink Challenge, which started with a 3-day sports ministry training in Moldova followed by a soccer camp and outreaches in the village of Vizirka, in the Odessa province of Ukraine. Despite the extreme heat, over 40 children, ages 5-16, attended the soccer camp, and several gave their lives to Jesus at the end of the 6-day camp. Read more »
Several members of our church joined a church from Georgia and the local OM Ukraine sports team in running a basketball clinic for children and youth. Over 70 children and youth attended the week-long camp despite record-breaking temperatures and a hot, stuffy gymnasium.
Our youth group assisted in ministries at First Baptist Church in Hurlock, MD in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Several members of our church, along with a member of Upper Crossroads Baptist Church and several believers from the UK assisted OM Ukraine in leading several soccer camps in various villages in western Ukraine. During the first trip, one of our church members was called into full-time sports ministry and is now serving full-time with OM Ukraine.
Teams traveled to the Middle East for vision trips, to learn more and to pray for the peoples of this region.
Our youth group assisted in ministries at the Baltimore Seamen's Center, a ministry serving crews of commercial ships docked in the Port of Baltimore. Baltimore began a regular ministry to sailors in the summer of 1823 with the Seaman's Union Bethel Society, and added additional ministries in 1846 with the addition of a church especially for sailors, Sailors Union Church, housed on a ship in the harbor. Currently, there several different outreaches and missions to sailors in the port of Baltimore.
In February, North Harford and Perry Hall Baptist, along with other churches, sent a team of 49 people to build a vocational building and do general maintenance for the Carribean Christian Center for the Deaf (CCCD) in Granville, Jamaica. The team arrived at CCCD in 2 separate groups. 17 flew out of BWI on Wednesday, February 13, for a 10-day trip and the remainder joined them on Saturday, February 18. We will be sending another team to the Carribean Christian Center for the Deaf in Jamaica to help continue building the school buildings and vilage. Both skilled and unskilled laborers are welcome to join us on another exciting mission trip to enable the deaf "hear" about Jesus.
A team from several churches in the Susquehanna Baptist Association traveled to Scotland to develop a partnership with local churches there.
A team from our church helped with church construction/repair at a church near Marathon, Ontario, the site of several summer outreaches.
Several members helped to train a team of deaf workers at the Jamaica Deaf Village factory in Mandeville, Jamaica. After completing the training, workers are able to build wooden rocking chairs, which will provide for their daily support.
Our youth mission team spent July 27-August 3, 2002, in Wilmington North Carolina. Approximately 20 youth to participated in this trip. They provided a morning Back Yard Bible Club in a low income housing area. During the afternoon they served the church they stayed. Their evenings consisted of helping feed the homeless of Wilmington.
For more information on future youth mission trips, contact us.
We sent several members on a team to Puebla, Mexico in July to do Vacation Bible Schools.
In June, a team of approximately 20 people travelled to Mandeville, Jamaica to install a chair-making factory at the Jamaica Deaf Village. Praise the Lord, the factory installation was successfully completed in June and training of workers took place in October 2002. The trained workers began producing chairs and are ready to begin selling chairs to be shipped in time for Christmas!
In August 2000, A team of over 20 young adults, adults, and teens traveled to the northern shore of Lake Superior to the small town of Marathon, Ontario in Canada. The team did 2 weeks of backyard bible clubs in the town of Marathon and on two of the nearby Ojibewa Reserves, Pic River and Pic Mobert. This was the first time a white group was allowed access to the Reserves to conduct clubs. The team also provided Sunday services for Marathon Baptist Church as well as Schreiber Baptist Church.
While on mission, the team camped at Puwkasa National Park and also had a small campfire ministry to the children from the adjacent Pic River First Nations Reserve. The team returned excited about this Canadian partnership ministry and many returned for 2 weeks in the following summer, 2001.
21 people went on our second church mission trip to Marathon in 2001. This 2 week mission trip primarily involved doing backyard bible clubs in the town of Marathon and on the Pic Mobert Reserve (to the First Nation peoples).
The group camped at Penn Lake in Marathon and completed 7 days of clubs as well as providing the Sunday services for Marathon and Grace Baptist churches. They also held evening evangelistic meetings at 2 reserves: Pic Mobert and Manitowage. In addition, they had a very successful campfire ministry at Penn Lake Campground.
Several people accepted Jesus Christ as savior and many were encouraged by the group's ministry.
In 2002, we sent a third team back to Marathon, Ontario in July to do Vacation Bible School, puppet ministry, evening evangelistic services (and provide childcare), hand out literature at the mall, and continue the campfire ministry. The team concentrated on the town of Marathon and the primary ministry focus on this was to adults.
Following the 2002 trip, we sent a team back to Marathon to do construction work on a nearby church.
A member of our church joined with a church from Georgia and traveled to Ukraine from September 24 - October 5 to work with local pastors and church members to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people of all ages. The team visited orphanages, schools, sanitariums, nursing homes, churches, and even a military establishment. Many people accepted Christ and the Ukrainian team was greatly encouraged by the Holy Spirit's work in their land.
Click here to download the slideshow from the trip (38 MB).
The week of July 14-21 saw 12 individuals participate in missions in Chestertown, Maryland. Our days consisted of two morning Backyard Bible Club's (BYBC) and one afternoon BYBC. Our evenings we spent together in fellowship and devotions. Our mission efforts resulted in a community awareness of the First Baptist Church, encouragement to the congregation, and a kickoff for their Vacation Bible School.
"The children of our church are largely grade school age or younger, and your youth set a wonderful example for them. We'll be encouraging our children as they grow to be like the NHBC youth." Pastor Bill Hatfield, First Baptist Church, Chestertown, Maryland.
During the week of July 8-15 our youth mission team, which consisted of 14 individuals, made daily trips into Baltimore. We served the Open Bible House of Prayer Baptist Church. Our main ministry was a daily BYBC. We also provided a women's Bible study and canvassed the neighborhood. As a result of our week in Baltimore, the community became more aware of the church, several families joined and began attending the church, and about five children professed Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
Our youth mission team, which consisted of 7 individuals, participated in a construction mission project for NAMB's World Changers. We built decks, painted homes, roofed houses, and canvassed neighborhoods for local churches.
A member of our church was a summer missionary with the NAMB, assisting a church-planting team in Youngstown, NY, by starting a youth group, canvassing neighborhoods, and building relationships with local youth in order to share the Gospel with them.


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Need ideas for a 90th birthday bash? President George HW Bush had the perfect idea of taking a jump with the All Veteran Parachute Team today in Maine.
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The restaurant «Podvorie» in Pavlovsk is often called the most Russian restaurant. It's famous not only with Saint-Petersburg citizens, but those who live far outside its limits.
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Recipe «Sbiten»Duck With Apple Stuffing recipe serves 4 person; preparation time ~ 20 minutes; cooking time ~ 60 minutes Ingredients: 1 average duck, 2 tablespoon salt, ½ teaspoon vegetable oil, 2 rutabagas, 3 sour apples (better Antonovka apples*) *Antonovka is a group of late-fall or early-winter apple cultivars with a strong acid flavor that are in Russia. Directions: Singe the duck, peel, draw and wash thoroughly. Rub the carcass inside and out with salt. Peel the apples and clean them out of seeds. Divide each apple into 6 parts. Stuff the duck with apples. To preserve juice during baking stew the duck up or fasten with some toothpicks. Heat oven to 180 degrees. Oil baking tray with vegetable oil, put the duck on it and bake for 30 minutes. Pour the duck every 10 minutes with leaked out juice to prevent surface from drying. Peel rutabaga and cut into large slices. Put rutabaga around the duck on the baking tray and bake for 30 minutes over 150 degrees. Pour the duck the same way every 10 minutes. Stuffed cabbage recipe serves 6 person; preparation time ~ 20 minutes; cooking time ~ 30 minutes em> Ingredients: 1 head of cabbage, 1 tomato, 1 carrot, 1 bulgarian pepper, some slices of pumpkin, 1-2 tablespoon of dried and finely ground breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Directions: Boil a pan of water and out cabbage carefully into it. Reduce fire and boil cabbage for 15 minutes until leaves are soft but not boiled. Stew vegetables by turn into boiling water. Drop the whole carrot for 5 minutes, pumpkin with radish for 3 minutes, pepper for a minute. Put the vegetables on the dish and pour with vegetable oil. Water tomato and cut into slices. Cut carrot along into 4 parts. Cut pepper into long stripes, pumpkin with radish in dice. Pull heated head out of a pan, uncover it carefully and turn the cabbage leaves the way they don't break off the head. Put vegetables among leaves and carefully roll leaves back. Oil completely filled head of cabbage with vegetable oil, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake in oven for 30 minutes. Sbiten* recipe serves 2 person;cooking time ~ 30 minutes iv class="cookks-row"> Ingredients: 500 ml. water, 4 tablespoon honey, 5 dried cloves bud, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon. Directions: Boil water and let it cool for a while. Add honey and blend thoroughly to dissolve honey. Add cloves and cinnamon. Blend, cover and let draw for half an hour. *Sbiten is a hot winter Russian traditional drink. Sauerkraut recipe serves 4 persons; preparation time ~ 20 minutes Ingredients: ½ head of cabbage 1.5 kg. weight, 1 carrot, 1 teaspoon graham salt, 2 tablespoon cranberries, 1 apple. Directions: Chop a quantity of cabbage, not much finely, sprinkle with salt and leave for some minutes to get sap. Grate carrot with the large grater side, add to cabbage and knead thoroughly until cabbage doesn't crunch and becomes soft. Divide wrung cabbage with carrot into 2 parts. Put into a deep pan or a keg by pressing down to create a thorough layer. Spread cranberries over the surface and the apple cut into quarters. Put the second part of cabbage above and press down. Leave cabbage to become sour in cool place. Taste in an hou r and a half. Keep in a cellar, a refrigerator or in balcony in winter. Freshly-salted cucumbers preparation time ~ 15 minutes Ingredients: l,5. spring water, 3 heaping tablespoon salt, 3-4 garlic cloves, dill, 1 kg. cucumbers. Directions: Prepare pickle. Salt cold water and blend thoroughly to make sure that any sediment doesn't appear. Clean garlic and cut each clove into three slices. Tear a quantity of greenery (dill, horseradish and currants) and divide into 2 parts. Put half of greenery and garlic in the bottom of a deep vessel, then add cucumbers and cover with the rest of greenery. Fill up with pickle and leave in a cool place for 24 hours.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
We love candy buffets!
We were asked to set up another candy buffet for a baby shower this past weekend. We challenged ourselves to do lollipop tree stands this time - courtesy of Martha Stewart (she's so crafty!). The theme was jungle...so we used the that color palate and brought in panda snacks, an original jungle mix (a.k.a. like a trail mix) and animal crackers, amongst other sweet treats. See our display below!
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If you are traveling to Rome by train and are looking for a hotel close by, you have lots of wonderful options with great ratings by other travelers. Termini is the main Rome central train station, and the surrounding area provides convenient and economical places to stay before exploring other Rome hotels.
Nearby attractions include the Opera House, Santa Maria Maggiore Church, and Rome National Museum in the Baths of Diocletian.
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Diocleziano Hotel is a 4-star hotel near the train station and the sites of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Roman Baths, Terme di Diocleziano. The hotel is in a historic building and has air-conditioning, a sauna and fitness room, a bar, and wifi.
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The Camelia Hotel is a 3-star hotel near the train station and Baths of Diocletian. The hotel is on four floors of a 19th-century building and has 40 rooms with air-conditioning and internet access.
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The Metropole, a 4-star hotel, is a member of the Starhotels. The rooms are well-appointed and comfortable with hardwood floors, good beds, and modern bathrooms. I stayed here myself and would recommend this hotel.
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Hotel Gea di Vulcano is a 3-star hotel in a historic building on via Nazionale, a 10-minute walk from Termini station. The small hotel has 15 single, double, triple and quadruple rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and wifi.Continue to 5 of 12 below.
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Domus Praetoria Hotel is a 2-star hotel very close to the train station. The hotel has 16 air-conditioned rooms, wifi, an elevator, a 24-hour front desk, and a bar.
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Hotel Canada is a 3-star hotel in elegant, historic building that's part of Best Western. It's 500 meters from Termini station in the Castro Pretorio district. The hotel has period furniture, memory foam beds, wifi internet, and air conditioning. Some of the rooms have views over Rome's rooftops.
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Hotel Principe Eugenio is in the Esquilino district, on the first floor of an early 1900's building. It's a small, 2-star hotel with 18 reasonably priced single, double and triple rooms. Rooms are air-conditioned, and some have private balconies.
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Mecenate Palace Hotel is a 4-star hotel near Termini station. The hotel has two buildings, one overlooking Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, which were restored to retain much of the original design. The hotel has a roof garden, restaurant, bar, and air-conditioning.Continue to 9 of 12 below.
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Mascagni Hotel is a 4-star hotel with 40 double, triple and quadruple rooms with air-conditioning and wifi. It's 500 meters from the train station and 150 meters off Piazza Repubblica.
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Milani is a 3-star hotel with 75 air-conditioned rooms, very near the train station and Diocletian Baths. The hotel has 24-hour reception, bar, and wireless internet.
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Exedra, A Boscolo Luxury Hotel, is a 5-star hotel in a white marble 19th-century palazzo in a beautiful location, facing Piazza della Repubblica. The hotel has two restaurants, a bar, a health center, a rooftop terrace with swimming pool, garage, and a business center.
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Maryelen is an inexpensive family run 2-star hotel between the train station and Santa Maria Maggiore Church. It has an inner courtyard with garden and 14 single and double rooms with private bath.


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Released Year: 1982
Runtime: 115 minutes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Directors: Patricia Birch
Writers: Ken Finkleman
Casts: Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lorna Luft, Maureen Teefy, Alison Price, Pamela Adlon, Adrian Zmed, Peter Frechette, Christopher McDonald, Leif Green, Didi Conn, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Dody Goodman, Tab Hunter
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It's every bit the great songfest it's hailed as, with bucketloads of innuendo thown in behind some of the most energetic musical numbers ever to grace the inside of a movie theatre.
The New York Times -
GREASE is not really the 1950's teen-age movie musical it thinks it is, but a contemporary fantasy about a 1950's teen-age musical—a larger, funnier, wittier and more imaginative-than-Hollywood movie with a life that is all its own. It uses the Eisenhower era — the characters, costumes, gestures and particularly, the music—to create a time and place that have less to do with any real 50's than with a kind of show business that is both timeless and old-fashioned, both sentimental and wise. The movie is also terrific fun.
Chicago Sun-Times -
No revival, however joyously promoted, can conceal the fact that this is just an average musical, pleasant and upbeat and plastic.
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Grease works as a musical, a comedy, a light romance, and a gentle satire of teenage life during the '50s. In part because of its persistent high spirits, it's a delight to watch, even 20 years after it first appeared on the screen.
Grease 2 (1982)
Return to rockin' Rydell High for a whole new term! It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors - and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie Zinone? He's surely going to try!


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The New York Times published its NFL preview over the holiday weekend, and wouldn't you know: America's most popular second-string quarterback was the cover story.
The lead article describes a Cleveland fanbase starving for a winner (which is true) and ready to hail Johnny Football as its savior (not sure how true that is.)
The image associated with the article is of money-posing Manziel, donning a cape, coming into town on a chariot much like a Roman Caesar, with the Cleveland skyline behind him and ticker tape falling from the sky. (It appears the setting is in Tremont. Maybe Ohio City?) Driving said chariot is hometown quarterback Brian Hoyer who appears decidedly less excited to be surrounded by screaming fans. Perhaps it's the "JF" emblem which brandishes the solid gold carriage.
With a mediocre preseason at best, Hoyer kind of backed into the starting spot. Had Manziel shown a little more consistency or grasp of the offense you have to wonder if Manziel wouldn't be under center for the start of the Pittsburgh game this week. For now, this Matt Collins illustration will be the closest thing we have to a parade down E. 9th.
And if more Johnny is what you long for, Collins also illustrated some Browns-based items with a little JF twist.


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We are pleased to launch a new series featuring StFX Soccer alumni from across the globe. Starting with Philip Panet Raymond (Class of '89) we will be showcasing original content authored by former players and staff highlighting how their time with StFX Soccer impacted their lives.
Philip hails from Montreal, QC and played with the X-Men from 1985-1989. He is a staunch supporter of StFX Varsity Soccer and was kind enough to give a speech to the 2012 X-Men squad before their Homecoming game that year. He has now been generous enough to provide us with the original transcript of that speech:
In 1995, after having been incarcerated for over 27 years, after having united his country, a country that was systematically divided by racial discrimination; after having watched the new Republic of South Africa's national team miraculously win the rugby World Cup, Nelson Mandela said the following:
"Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to unite in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination."
Ten years before that, in early September of 1985, in an old army barracks on the outskirts of St-John's, Newfoundland, I found myself bracing in a chair as if waiting for something bad to happen….as 10 or so teammates (and upper classmen) surrounded me and began the process of initiating me to the team.
"Don't move", someone said, "don't move." There was no fear, only anticipation. After what seemed to be a month straight of practice…..running, running and more running, did this finally mean that I was close to being a full-fledged member of the team? Whatever was coming, it would be worth it, I would be in…treated like an equal. After all, I worked hard to get here, I had earned my place. And then I heard it, the buzzing of an electric razor like a bee around my head. "Don't move," I heard again.
Within seconds the deed was done. I had been initiated into to the team. "That's it?" I thought to myself, that wasn't so bad…until I got back to Antigonish and people said, "there's something different about you"...yes, there was. They obviously didn't think that having one eye brow was as cool as having two. They obviously didn't think that having one eye brow was as cool as I thought it was. It didn't matter....I had found my place on the team.
You are all aware, or have heard of, the Xaverian family. Though it may not mean a lot to you now, as time moves ahead, you will come to understand the true meaning of family. And each of you, each of us, belong to something more. We are a family of elite athletes...past, present and future.
You see, for over fifty years, many proud and loyal hands have laid stones in what has become the X-Men house. And the pillars that make up the foundation of this house, are all around you. From the president of the university (who he himself wore the blue and white), to members of your coaching staff, to alumni... who not only have a ring on their finger, but will forever have an X over their hearts.....we are all with you.
And every year, we raise the roof of the X-Men house and we build another floor. We build it with new coaches, we build it with new players, but most of all, we build it with a renewed commitment to the values that will make each of you leaders on the field, in the classroom and in your lives.
Each and every one of you, from this moment forward, has the opportunity to do great things. And these opportunities, have been given to you by your parents, by your former and current coaches, but most all, they will be given to you, by those on either side of you.
Soon after I finished StFX and joined the real world, somebody asked me, "how would you define success?" And the question has dogged me ever since. I came to learn that success was not necessarily about the amount of money we make, the size of the house that we live in, the title that we carry, or the letters behind our name. As time went on, I came to the realization that success, the true meaning of success, was about the relationships that we forge and cultivate over the course of a lifetime. Relationships with friends, relationships in business, but most of all, relationships with family.
I often tell people who have never heard of StFX or where it is, how lucky I was to have attended a small school in eastern Nova Scotia, whose motto is, "Quaecumque Sunt Vera." While this might mean anything to anybody, to me, it has come to mean tolook for the best in people, and never stop thinking of ways to bring out the best in the people around you.....whatsoever things are true....
Each and every day, every one of you makes choices. And those choices are a reflection of who you are. And who you are, in this context, is a member of the St Francis Xavier X-Men soccer team. Your actions, both on and off the field impact not just you, but those who proudly wore the team colours before you and those who are working toward wearing them after you.
How you carry yourselves, as players, as students, and as young men is being watched - whether you are aware of it or not. Victories are empty without humility. And Championships are empty without integrity. Values such as pride, honour and respect can sometimes outweigh the short-lived thrill of an unfair victory.
When I was a teenager, not unlike many teenagers and young people I have come to know over the years, I was a little socially awkward and unsure about where and how I fit in. I had friends, sure, but I still felt like somewhat of an outsider until I began to devote a big piece of my life to what would become called, the beautiful game. I had made my connection.
When my children came along, I became involved in coaching and have been involved with our local club ever since. It is the same club that I was a part of as a young boy growing up.
In the fall of 2010, I was contacted by an older gentleman who said he had been involved with our club many years before. So I agreed to meet him at the offices of the Quebec Soccer Federation. In the presence of the executive committee of the Federation, he opened up a binder and said to me with utmost humility, "this is for you."
What I came to learn, as he turned the pages of this binder, was that this little old man, had begun our local soccer club in 1955; founded the leagues which I went on to play in; sought sponsorships from various local businesses to buy kids boots who could not otherwise afford them; He organized coaching clinics at a time when most people in Canada had never even heard of soccer; he asked local farmers to give up some of their unused land and converted them to soccer fields; he organized trips to far away tournaments so that kids could live new experiences.
As he explained his way through some of the pictures of championship teams and press clippings of big games (most of which were played before I was born), it became clear that this gentleman had gone on to do more than just run a local club. He went on to serve in various positions on the provincial and national soccer scene. And eventually became president of the Canadian Minor Soccer Association, what would become the Canadian Soccer Association.
As he turned to the last page of his binder, there he was, in a picutre next to the great Pele, circa 1974. What started with 10 kids in a field next to a church over half a century before had become a club with over 1600 players. In July of this year, we celebrated his contribution to soccer by erecting a plaque at one of our local fields.
In the presence of several hundred young players, and with tears rolling down his face, he said, "My god, how it's changed." At the end of this magical day, I handed him a handwritten note, and at the bottom I had written, "Thank you for all that you have done, soccer saved my life."
You see, soccer has given to me far more than I could ever give back to it. StFX has given to me far more than I could ever give back to it.
As hard as each of you have worked to get here, wearing the team colors is, was, and will always remain, a privilege.
Until the birth of my son, my four years here were the best years of my life. These are good times....savour them, cherish them, seize them.
For you...for those before you....and for those who follow.
If would like to submit your own piece, or know of someone we should reach out to, please contact Josh MacIntyre at [email protected]


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Welcome, folks, to the first fight card of 2017. I'd love to say it's a can't-miss show, but frankly I'm struggling to think of some compelling reasons for why you'd want to watch it at all. Everything comes with a caveat. UFC Hall of Fame inductee BJ Penn makes his return, after a 30-month absence and a string of disastrous fights that have been legitimately difficult to watch. He's spent time training in Albuquerque, California and Hawaii, he's competing at featherweight, and he's likely to be cornered by a superstar tag-team of Jason Parillo, Mike Winklejohn and Greg Jackson. There's a good possibility that a well-trained and motivated BJ Penn could deliver a redemptive performance worthy of his legacy; and he could just as easily get killed by one of the most dynamic and exciting young fighters on the UFC roster. See? Caveats.
Elsewhere, we have a string of well-matched fights that, unfortunately, mostly feature low-level fighters – some of them barely keeping their foot in UFC's door. The co-main event is interesting and could potentially be excellent, but the bantamweight clash between Jimmie Rivera and Bryan Caraway that it's replacing had more intriguing title implications. On and on it goes. A lot of these matches have real promise, but their long-term importance is questionable at best and the card overall is a bit of a dud. Still. Happy new year and all that.
Fight Pass Prelims
Dmitrii Smoliakov vs. Cyril Asker
First on the agenda is a heavyweight bout which is likely to be someone's last under the UFC banner. Both Russia's Smoliakov and France's Asker lost their debuts inside the distance, and you'd assume that a lacklustre performance here won't do favourable things for either guy's career. Both men, likewise, are strong wrestlers and do their best work from top position, so given how often similar skillsets nullify each other this will likely become a stand-up fight. In that regard, Asker has an advantage. He strings together crisp combinations and his striking is cleaner and more efficient than the rudimentary boxing of Smoliakov. Considering the weight, I'd take a punt at an Asker knockout.
Bojan Mihajlovic vs. Joachim Christenson
We're moving down a weight class, but we're looking at a very similar fight – and likely a similar outcome. Serbia's Mihajlovic likes the clinch and top position, and has a decent outside kicking game, but he's a notably inferior striker to Denmark's Christenson, who should be able to grapple well enough to stave off trips and throws until he can score a TKO.
Walt Harris vs. Chase Sherman
Back up to heavyweight we go, and yet again we should assume careers are on the line as Walt Harris (who has won only one of his last five) draws Chase Sherman in what should be a briefly entertaining striking contest. Both men carry big power in their hands and are willing to stay in the pocket and exchange, but both men are also messy defensively. In a fight like that (especially at this weight) it's generally a case of who lands clean first, and Sherman is quicker, more athletic and sharper. He's my pick.
Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger vs. Nina Ansaroff
In a welcome change of pace, straw-weights headline the Fight Pass prelims as Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger takes a shot at Nina Ansaroff, the partner of bantamweight queen Amanda Nunes. The smart promotor would use Nunes's 48-second demolition of Ronda Rousey (and Ansaroff's presence in a lot of the marketing for that fight) as a springboard into stardom, and that's likely what's happening here – there's no other reason that two women who have both lost their last two fights would be headlining anything. But for that to work Ansaroff has to make her way past Jones-Lybarger. Helpfully, I think she will.
Jones-Lybarger is decent, and big for the division, but she lacks the power, speed and explosiveness that would allow her to put that size advantage to use. She's a capable volume striker, but she isn't much of a threat.
Ansaroff, on the other hand, is fast and powerful, and can land sharp combinations in the pocket. Her kicking game is significantly better, and you have to imagine that her proximity to Nunes can't hurt either. She has the diversity and power in her arsenal to finish the fight, but I feel that the likelier outcome is an overwhelming unanimous decision.
Televised Prelims
Devin Powell vs. Drakkar Klose
The televised broadcast opens up with an interesting matchup between two debuting lightweights. Powell is another product of Dana White's Looking for a Fight series, and he's a crisp combination striker. But he has his work cut out for him in the menacing form of Michigan's Drakker Klose, a big, powerful puncher with explosive takedowns and worrying ground-and-pound. There's a tendency for those who emerge from White's YouTube series to not do particularly well for themselves (Micky Gall being the obvious exception), and I don't see any reason for that trend not to continue here. Klose stops Powell inside the distance.
Alex White vs. Tony Martin
Finally, this card is starting to pick up. White, the big, athletic southpaw, is moving up from featherweight to take on another large athlete in Tony Martin. Martin's a dangerous grappler, but his wrestling isn't great, his cardio is questionable and he has a tendency to leave his chin lying around a little too long. That should be easy pickings for someone like Martin, who has sharp varieties of the standard left-hander tools: the straight left punch and the left power kick. Not having to deplete himself in order to make 145lbs should also work in White's favour. He has mediocre wrestling and lacklustre grappling, but if he can make it beyond the first five minutes he should be able to knock Martin out in the second or third rounds.
Aleksei Oleinik vs. Viktor Pesta
At 39-years old, Aleksei Oleinik boasts a staggering 61-fight career, and that's more than enough experience for a fighter to develop a thorough understanding of their skillset. Oleinik enters every fight with a clear understanding of what he has to do in order to win – which is usually take the fight to the ground and work for a submission. His opponent, Pesta, out of the Czech Republic, usually welcomes the ground, but he might be out of his depth with a grappler of Oleinik's calibre. There's a chance, if Oleinik gasses, that Pesta could snatch a win from top position where he's especially dangerous, but I fancy Oleinik's submission chances if he can get the fight to the ground early.
Frankie Saenz vs. Augusto Mendes
At the top of the televised prelims is a legitimately fun and interesting bantamweight clash as the talented Saenz (who lost his last two to Urijah Faber and Eddie Wineland – two veterans) draws world-class jiu jitsu player Augusto Mendes, who we haven't seen in the octagon for almost 11 months after he lost his short-notice promotional debut to current division kingpin Cody Garbrandt.
Stylistically this fight is fairly well-matched; Saenz has an advantage on the feet, and he's probably a superior wrestler, but Mendes is a physically-gifted high-level black belt. For that reason, it's tough to call. Given that each round begins standing, it would be silly to disregard the advantage Saenz has in combination punching, speed and pace. He's in and out efficiently and cuts good angles; Mendes, while technically okay, does favour single shots. Mendes doesn't want to stay on the outside here, but he's likely to leave himself vulnerable in trying to reach the mat. He has a tendency to shoot from too far outside, and another to leave his chin hanging when he throws.
What works in Mendes' favour is his lay-off. At his age, fighters who spend a lot of consistent time in the gym are often unrecognisable when they return to competition. It wouldn't be all that surprising if he had some things to offer that Saenz isn't expecting and hasn't game-planned for. I'm sure grappling will still form the core of his approach, but if he has papered over some holes in his striking defence and polished his takedown entries, his BJJ base is so strong that he could easily win this fight by submission.
Still, I try not to make a habit of basing these predictions on unknown quantities, and after a knockout loss and almost a year, I don't feel confident in insisting that Mendes will have developed his overall game enough to keep someone like Saenz off him. Tentatively, my pick is Saenz by decision.
Main Card
John Moraga vs. Sergio Pettis
As Anthony Pettis's career has taken a downslide in recent years, that of his younger brother, Sergio, has followed the opposite trajectory. Despite two blemishes on his record (one by submission to Alex Caceres; another by knockout to Ryan Benoit) he has managed to rack up five wins in the UFC, including his last two in a row, and here he finally finds himself opposite a legitimate name in former title challenger John Moraga.
This is Pettis' fight to lose. Don't get me wrong: Moraga is dangerous, and he's well-rounded enough to be an opportunist either standing or grappling. There's power in his hands and he has a slick submission game. I just think Pettis has the tools to counter or avoid everything Moraga has in his bag.
Although he lacks the power, unpredictability and sneaky submission game of his brother, Sergio has slick fundamentals with excellent footwork, angles and punch-kick combinations. He throws with more volume than Moraga and has the defensive acumen to get away from his counters. On the mat he isn't spectacular, but he defends well enough to avoid submissions and has the athleticism and balance to stave off takedowns in the first place. If he makes a mistake Moraga is the type of fighter to quickly capitalise and finish the young upstart, but the most likely outcome is a Pettis decision win.
Court McGee vs. Ben Saunders
This is another fun bout between two veteran welterweights. Court McGee won The Ultimate Fighter 11 and has been around ever since, and this will be Ben Saunders' third stint in the UFC. They're solid mid-tier 170lbers and match up well against each other.
McGee isn't a particularly dangerous fighter. He isn't all that fast or explosive. Where he excels is in being rugged and durable, technically-sound, an above-average wrestler, and incredibly well-conditioned. He fights at a gradually steepening pace that tends to overwhelm his opponent during the later rounds.
Saunders isn't as crisp or fundamentally solid, but he brings more to the table. At 6'3, he's able to work well on the outside with a diverse kicking arsenal and decent straight punches. His height gives him tremendous leverage in the clinch, and he's very slick on the ground – especially from his back.
If this fight features a finish, it will likely be in favour of Saunders, who's a little more dangerous standing and on the mat. McGee is often able to smother opponents with his wrestling, but he needs to be wary of that approach when dealing with the slick guard of Saunders. An ideal night for him would be to score in the pocket where Saunders is less comfortable and secure takedowns to win rounds on the way to a decision. Could happen. But I think Saunders has the sharper tools here and should be able to find a finish over 15 minutes.
Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held
This should be a good one. Veteran Joe Lauzon and up-and-comer Marcin Held are both known as action fighters – they both press forward constantly, and they both look to use their striking in order to set up high-level grappling. Both are very limited defensively, and both have questionable cardio. Stylistically, it's about even. Lauzon gets a slight nod in the striking, and Held gets one on the mat.
So, how do you work out a prediction? The betting lines are thin, and for good reason. This is a dangerous fight for both men. Held is a so-so striker but a tremendous grappler – a leg-lock specialist, of all things, which allows him to ground the fight in unconventional ways by rolling for knees and ankles instead of diving for double- and single-leg takedowns. In the first frame he's exceptionally dangerous, but he can be neutralized. Diego Sanchez was able to do it in Held's promotional debut, and Lauzon beat the brakes off Sanchez fairly recently. MMA math rarely works, but that's worth keeping in mind.
Ultimately, I'm giving the nod to Lauzon based less on skillset and more on physicality. He's bigger and stronger, and he's generally the more aggressive fighter. If he finds himself in the pocket, he unleashes stinging and accurate punch combinations at a very fast pace. He's hittable while he's doing it, but I'm not entirely convinced that Held has the striking acumen to do much about it. Lauzon via TKO.
Yair Rodriguez vs. BJ Penn
BJ Penn is a legend of MMA: a legitimate Hall of Famer, and one of only three fighters to ever hold titles in multiple divisions (the others being Randy Couture and, of course, Conor McGregor). It's hard for me to talk disparagingly about someone like that, and I suspect it's the same for most people, so if you're upset by that kind of chatter maybe cover your eyes and put your fingers in your ears or something, because the fact remains that BJ is probably shot. I know, I know, it's hard to hear. But it's been even harder to watch over the years. He hasn't won a fight since 2010, and hasn't been at his best since a few years before that. His last few losses have been appalling, especially the last, against Frankie Edgar, where he displayed a weird, hopping, upright stand-up style and got comprehensively mauled. If he fights like that against Yair Rodriguez, he's probably going to end up dead.
Still, let's give him the benefit of the doubt. In his prime, BJ was a freak of athleticism who managed to amass a litany of achievements while being famously unmotivated and undertrained for much of his career. He's a sharp, powerful boxer, an excellent takedown artist (even against much bigger opponents), and one of the greatest mat grapplers the sport has ever seen. To suggest he doesn't have the tools would be ridiculous. The question is whether his body and brain are still in good enough shape to put them to use, and I suspect that they're not.
At 38-years old and after having been on the shelf for 30 months, it's ridiculous to side with BJ here. Unless he manages to crack Rodriguez coming in or take him to the ground, he's in big, big trouble. And his chances to do either of those things are slim. Rodriguez has okay hands – he can throw, although not with much pop, but he controls range and angles so well that he's rarely there to be caught. His head movement and close-range footwork leave something to be desired, but his speed should compensate for deficiencies there. Defensive wrestling isn't Rodriguez's wheelhouse either, but his tendency to operate at extreme range makes it difficult to find his hips, and Penn likely lacks the speed or explosiveness to secure a takedown.
At 5'11" Rodriguez is huge for the division, and he uses that to his advantage in every area. His kicks are lethal, he has a lot of control and leverage in the clinch, and he can string together sweeps and submission attempts from his back. Unless BJ manages to take his back during a scramble or feed him a heavy punch on the inside, it's going to be a long night. Rodriguez via TKO.
Official Predictions
Fight Pass Prelims
Cyril Asker via knockout
Joachim Christenson via TKO
Chase Sherman via knockout
Nina Ansaroff via unanimous decision
Televised Prelims
Drakkar Klose via TKO
Alex White via TKO
Aleksei Oleinik via submission
Frankie Saenz via split decision
Main Card
Sergio Pettis via unanimous decision
Ben Saunders via TKO
Joe Lauzon via TKO
Yair Rodriguez via TKO


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Google's new flagship the Pixel got a good response from the users and it's new revamped interface was also pretty much appreciated. We loved it and we know you also like it and want to have the same interface on your android smartphone. But since at the moment its not compatible on any other phones than the pixel itself, there is a small known work around to install the same on your current device. Stay tuned and read the post completely since we are going to give you the pixel launcher experience using a very small and perhaps an old trick in the books. Don't forget to share the post this would really help us.
To make this thing work there are some pre - requisites for you to consider first in order to begin.
1) Android version 5.0 or higher required.
2) Download Google Pixel Launcher File APK - Download Here.
3) Official Google Wallpapers App.
4) Check unknown sources for external app installation.
Go to Settings->Security->Unknown Sources.
You can even skip this procedure and install third part launchers like NOVA Launcher, Action Launcher Pro etc if you don't like things being done manually. Third party launcher can replicate the Pixel Launcher looks but the original launcher is what we are looking forward to.
Step 1. Download the APK installer as mentioned above and transfer it to your phone memory.
Step 2. Install Official Google Wallpapers app
Step 3. Locate the Google Pixel Launcher APK in your phone using a file manager and just click it to install.
Step 4. Once done, just press the home button and and select Pixel Launcher and press always.
Here you go, you will have the Pixel Launcher up and running on your android phone.
In case you have any issues in the above steps please feel free to comment.